持 Kanji – hold
The Japanese kanji 持 can mean hold, have.
Meaning and Readings
How is 持 read?
持 has the onyomi reading ジ and the kunyomi readings もつ, -もち, もてる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ji, motsu, mochi, moteru.
Common Japanese Words Using 持
These common Japanese words contain 持. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 持て成し（もてなし） — hospitality, reception, treatment, service, entertainment
- 維持（いじ） — maintenance, preservation, improvement
- 金持ち（かねもち） — rich person, wealthy person
- 堅持（けんじ） — holding on to, sticking to
- 支持（しじ） — support, backing, endorsement, approval
- 持ち越す（もちこす） — to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.), to carry forward, to put off, to postpone, to defer
- 持ちこたえる（もちこたえる） — to hold out (e.g. against an attack), to hang on, to withstand, to endure, to last
- 持ち込む（もちこむ） — to bring in, to take in, to carry in
- 持ち出す（もちだす） — to take out, to carry out, to bring out from where it belongs
- 持ち上げる（もちあげる） — to elevate, to raise, to lift up